Automobile safety device



Jan. 15, 1929.

L. BALOGH AUTOMOBILE SAFETY DEVICE Filed June 29, 1927 v 2 .sneets-sneex 1 INVENTOR Lou/12s wlogh A TTORNEY Jan. 15, 1929.

1,699,271 L. BALoGH AUTOMOBILE SAFETY DEVICE 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed June 29, 1927 IN VENT OR p f I ATTORNE o with Patented Jan.` 15, 1929.

UNITED sTATl-:s

PATENTOFFICE.`

LOUIS BALOGH, OF FOBT EBIE, NTARIO, CANADA.

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Application flled .Tune 29, 1927. Serial No. 202,195.

M71 novel construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, claimed and illnstrated in the accompanying drawing.

Fig. 1 a perspective view of a motor I' vehicle equipped with my improved Safety attachment.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged ltop plan detail view of the fenc-.er and extension member as embodied in my improved device.

Fig. 3 is a side elevat-ional view thereof.

F 4 is a transvers'e sectiona-.l view taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary plan view of a motor vehicle chassis equipped With the bralre actuating mechanism as embodied in niy improved device.

F 6 is a side elevational detail lnew of the brakes as embodied in my improved de-- vice. i y

As here embodied my improved device eomprises a supportmg member 10, provided With side extended elements 11 and 12,,

hinged as at 12', by bolts, screws, or the like, .to the brackets 12a and 13. The brackets 12a and 13 have apertures 14 formed therein, adapted to receive bolts, studs, or the like,

a means for securing the same to the forward cxtremities of the chassis frame of a motor vehicle. The fender 15, preferably ;a of metal covered With rubber, is adapted to extend the entire width of the supporting member 10, and is provided with extended elements 16 and 17, as a means of attaching the fender 15, to the supporting member 10,

'1.1 so as to hold the fender 15, in front of the said supporting member. The fiexible member 18 is positioned intermediate the fender and the supportingr member 10, and is formed or bent so as .to make contact interrn mediately thereof With adjacent portions of the fender 15 and the supporting member 10. The expansion Springs 19 are positioned intermediate the fender 15 and the supportingi' member 10, and are attached thereto, so avi-to normally hold the fender 15 in an extended position.

The rod 20 is rotatively mounted in the extended elements 11 and 12 of the supporting member 10. The fieXible member 21, or ex*- tension member` has attachedthereto trans- 'verse and 'longitudinal brace members 22 and 23, soas to provide stability to the said flexible member. The flexible member 21 is"`attached to the drum 24 mounted on the rod 20, and is adaptedto be Wound on the said drum. Therollers 25 and 26 are rotatively attached to the free extremities of the` fiexible member 21. The coil spring' 27 is attached to the rod 20 and is wound thereon, and is attached, at`128,to the cross rod 29 secured to the extended elements 11 and 19, of the supporting member 10. The ratchet wheel 30 is secured to the rod 20. The` ratchet pawl 21 is pivotally attached, as at 32, to the element` 12, intermediately thereof,

and adapted to engage the teeth of the ratchet wheel 30. The rod 33 is pivotally attached as at 34; and at 35, to the free extremities of the ratchet `pawl 31, and theV lever 8o. The level-B6 is pivotally attached intermediately `thereof, as at 37, to theextended portion 12 of the supporting member`` 10. The rod 38 isslidably mounted in the supporting member, and is adapted to `extendbetween the fender 15 and adjustable end 39 of thelever 37. The lever 36 basia `horizontal portion 3,6'` formed on its upper edge With a dovetailed groove 30 and a plurality of threaded apertures 36. The adjustable end 39 is slidably engaged in the dovetailed groove 35 and has a looking pin i 39' engageable in the apertures 36b. The length of stroke of rod 38'necessary to move lever 36 may thel'efore be va-ried. The rod 20 is provided With an extended portion`40, of square cross section,adapted to removably receive the crank member 41, as a means i of rotating the drum 24, so as to Wind the extended member 21 thereon, and as a means of Winding the spring 27 which is held in a Wound position by the ratchet pavvl 31.

The above described construction is such as will permit the spring 27 to be released, in event the fender 15 is forced backwards, as Would be apparent if a person were struck by the motor vehicle equipped With my improved device, as a means of extending the extension member 21, so as to prevent the said person from being run over by the said motor vehicle. It should be understood that the longitudinal brace member 23 is formed or bent somewhat curved, so as to permit the extension member 21 to assume the position or form, as clearly shoWn in Fig. 3, the rollers 25 and 26, striking the ground.

The Wire 45 is connected to the block 46 and to the battery 47. A similar Wire 47' is connected to the supporting member 10, and to the solenoid Winding, 48. A similar Wire 49 is connected to the battery 47 and to the solenoid Winding 48. The latter described construction is 'such as Will permit the block 4G When the fender 15 is forced backWards against the supporting member 10, to complete an electric current, so as to energize the solenoid Winding 48, so as to force the movable core 50 of the solenoid forwards. The rod 51 is attached to the core 50, and to the tubular member 52 adapted to slidably engage over the tubnlar member 53 provided With a Vflanged element 54, as ameansof attaching same to any convenient` part of a motor vehicle chassis. The tubular member 53, has formed or cut on its periphery ratchet teeth 55, adapted to be engaged by the ratchet paWl 56 piv0tally attached as at 57 to the strap member 58 secured to the tubular member 52, The fieX-ible member 58', a Wire cable or the like, is secured to the freeextremity of the ratchet paWl 56, and extended therefrom, Within easy reach of the operator of the said motor vehicle. T-he rod 259 is attached to the tnbu' lar member 52', and to the brake lever GO secured to the brake shaft- 61 rotatively mounted in the bra'ckets G2 and 63, secured to the side rails 65 and irespeotively, of the chassis of thesaid motor vehicle. The brakeshaftl is operativelT attached to, the bra'ke shoes 79 and 80 mounted'on the rear Wheels 69 and 70 respectively by the conventional rods 71,,and 72, attached to. the levers 73, 75, and 74 and 76 respectively. The levers= land76, are secured to Lthe brake shaft-s 77 and 78, respectively rotatively` monntedin the brackets 79 and -80 secured to `therear axle housing 81, The cams S2 are attaehed to the brake shafts 77 and 787` The brake shoes 79 and 80, are pivotallyT attached as at 81, and are normally held in contact With the cams 82, and in disengagement With the brale drums 83, by means of the tension Springs 84 attached to the said bralze shoes 79 `and 80.

The above described construction is such as willpermit the said solenoid When energized, as above set forth to apply the brakes shoes 7 9 and 80, for the purposc of stopping the said motel' vehicle simultaneously With the extending of the extension member 22. It` should be understood that the i'atchet pawl 56 Will hold the said brakes in a locked 01' engaged position until the flexiblc member 58 is pulled, the said bralies being then re' leased `by the usual tension springs provided for this purpose.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as newand desire to protect by Letters Patent of the United States is as folloWs:

1. In a safety attachment of the class described a fender adapted to engage a supporting member as a means of releasing' a spring so as to extend an extension member normally held in a Wound position on a drum.

2. In a safety attachment of the class described a fender adapted to engage a supportingl member as a means of releasiug` a spring so as to extend an extension member normally held in a Woui'id position on a drum, in combination With a means of opening a solenoid as a means of applying the brakes of the said motor vehicle, a means of releasing the said brakes.

In a safety` attachment of the class described a coilspring adapted to noi'nially hol-d an extension member in Wonnd position on a drum, as a means of `relcasing` the said extension member When a fender attaehedto a supporting,` member engaged With the 'said supporting member.

In testimony Whereof I .have aiiixed my signature.

LOUIS BALOGH. 

